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Hogaak vs Titania* | Round 1 | TH 022022 | Duel Commander-in-Focus*

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Titania, Protector of Argoth

Titania, Protector of Argoth

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Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis

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Decklists

Titania, Protector of Argoth Deck on Moxfield

Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis Deck on Moxfield

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Titania, Protector of Argoth

    Titania, Protector of Argoth

    Titania’s deck focuses on ramping lands quickly and using landfall triggers to generate a large army of Elemental tokens. The deck aims to overwhelm opponents with a wide board presence and incremental value from recurring lands and landfall synergies.

  • Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis

    Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis

    Hogaak’s deck exploits graveyard mechanics to quickly bring out powerful creatures repeatedly, aiming to dominate the board with recursive threats. The deck uses graveyard fill and recursion to maintain pressure and win through overwhelming board presence.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Titania’s ability to generate a wide board of Elemental tokens through landfall was crucial in maintaining pressure and offsetting Hogaak’s graveyard recursion.

  • 2

    Hogaak’s strategy revolved around filling the graveyard quickly and recurring threats, but the deck struggled to keep pace once Titania stabilized with multiple landfall triggers.

  • 3

    The game highlighted the importance of balancing graveyard interaction with board presence, as Hogaak’s recursion was powerful but ultimately outclassed by Titania’s incremental token generation and land synergy.

Notable Cards

  • Titania, Protector of Argoth

    Titania, Protector of Argoth

  • Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis

    Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis

  • Crucible of Worlds

    Crucible of Worlds

  • Life from the Loam

    Life from the Loam

  • Vengevine

    Vengevine

Gameplay Summary

The Duel Commander match featured a clash between Titania, Protector of Argoth, and Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis.

The game began with both players developing their boards cautiously, with Titania focusing on ramping and land-based synergies while Hogaak sought to quickly assemble the graveyard and leverage powerful graveyard recursion.

Key turning points included Titania successfully assembling a critical mass of lands and utilizing her ability to generate a wide board of Elemental tokens, putting pressure on Hogaak.

Meanwhile, Hogaak aimed to deploy multiple copies of itself or other graveyard threats to overwhelm Titania’s defenses.

The game’s tempo shifted when Hogaak managed to leverage graveyard recursion to recover from board wipes, but Titania’s persistent landfall triggers and token generation ultimately secured the win by outvaluing Hogaak in the late game.

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